“We stand with Greece as it battles devastating fires,” said European ... Union's space program highlighted the spread of the wildfire, which the program said Tuesday appears to cover at ...

There will be winds from midday onwards" and "every hour that passes will be more difficult." Greece's National Observatory, itself threatened by the wildfire, said temperatures of up to 38 degrees ...

As the wildfire reached the seaside village of Kardamaina overnight, people took refuge in a sports centre and other venues, Christos Efstratiou, deputy governor for the Dodecanese islands ...

Greece's worst wildfire this year spread into the Athens suburbs on Monday, forcing hundreds of people to flee as it torched trees, homes, and cars overnight and choked busy roads with smoke and ash.

ATHENS (Reuters) - Hundreds of firefighters struggled on Saturday to contain wildfires fanned by gale force winds on two Greek islands and in other parts of Greece, as authorities warned many ...

A firefighting helicopter makes a water drop as a wildfire burns in Varnava, near Athens, Greece, August 11, 2024. MICHALIS KARAGIANNIS / VIA REUTERS Greece was battling several wildfires on ...

Greek emergency services battled a massive wildfire threatening Athens for a third day Tuesday after finding the first victim and thousands of people were kept away from their homes by the flames.

Greece's National Observatory, itself threatened by the wildfire, said temperatures of up to 38 degrees Celsius (100 Fahrenheit) are expected on Tuesday, with winds of up to 39 kilometres (24 ...

Wildfires are common in Greece, but they have become more devastating in recent years amid hotter and drier summers that scientists link to climate change. A wildfire near Athens last week forced ...

Greek emergency services battled a massive wildfire threatening Athens for a third day Tuesday after finding the first victim and thousands of people were kept away from their homes by the flames.